linux-kernel - [RFC 1/4] lightnvm: precalculate controller write boundaries

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Date:	Thu,  4 Feb 2016 14:08:16 +0100
From:	"Javier González" <jg@...htnvm.io>
To:	mb@...htnvm.io
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	Javier González <javier@...xlabs.com>
Subject: [RFC 1/4] lightnvm: precalculate controller write boundaries

Flash controllers typically define flash pages as a collection of flash
sectors of typically 4K. Moreover, flash controllers might program flash
pages across several planes. This defines the write granurality at which
flash can be programmed. This is different for each flash controller.

In order to simplify calculations, and avoid repeating them in a per-I/O
basis, this patch pre-calculates write granurality values as part of the
device characteristics in the bring up.

Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier@...xlabs.com>
---
 drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c | 4 ++++
 drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.h | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
index 775bf6c2..8187bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
@@ -1149,6 +1149,10 @@ static int rrpc_luns_init(struct rrpc *rrpc, int lun_begin, int lun_end)
 	if (!rrpc->luns)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	rrpc->min_write_pgs = dev->sec_per_pl * (dev->sec_size / PAGE_SIZE);
+	/* assume max_phys_sect % dev->min_write_pgs == 0 */
+	rrpc->max_write_pgs = dev->ops->max_phys_sect;
+
 	/* 1:1 mapping */
 	for (i = 0; i < rrpc->nr_luns; i++) {
 		struct nvm_lun *lun = dev->mt->get_lun(dev, lun_begin + i);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.h b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.h
index 3989d65..868e91a 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ struct rrpc {
 	unsigned long long nr_sects;
 	unsigned long total_blocks;
 
+	int min_write_pgs; /* minimum amount of pages required by controller */
+	int max_write_pgs; /* maximum amount of pages supported by controller */
+
 	/* Write strategy variables. Move these into each for structure for each
 	 * strategy
 	 */
-- 
2.1.4